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Comparative observations of longitudinal sections performed with the CO2 and Nd-YAG lasers on lumbar vessels of the rat (1) have demonstrated the smaller necrotizing zone of the CO2 laser. Thus following complete coagulation with the CO2 laser, veins having a diameter of 1 mm achieved their initial lumen with full patency after several weeks, and arteries having a diameter of 0.3 mm recanalized in 50% of the cases. Follow-up examinations after treatment with the Nd-YAG laser, on the other hand, revealed successive transformation and degradation of vascular connective tissue.
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Beck, O.J., Morris, J.R. (1985). Experience with CO2-Laser-Assisted Anastomosis in Animal Experiments. In: Dietz, H., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Extra-Intracranial Vascular Anastomoses Microsurgery at the Edge of the Tentorium. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70603-5_12
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